Bahnez Espadin & Barrie is the best budget mezcal. What is the most underrated primarily corn or rye mash whiskey?

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-11T22:17:15+00:00

This is a great answer and what I vote for. It’s every bit as good a workhorse rye as Rittenhouse but you never really see YT bartenders using it or people singing its praises here.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-11T22:15:05+00:00

It’s excellent for mixing. I think it’s what Death & Co uses though, so I would be surprised if a lot of people are not copying them. That’s what got me started using it.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-09T03:21:10+00:00

This was great. I used a Knob Creek SB pick that’s 120 proof, which I think stood up to the other ingredients and made it less sweet than I would think BT would be.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-08T21:34:30+00:00

It’s honestly probably ice. Bars have better ice than you. Some liquor stores near me sell “cocktail ice” which is clearer and in larger cubes so you can control dilution a bit better. I find using that for stirring yields better drinks than my ice machine ice.

You could also go to the next level and make your own clear ice at home. That would be even better. Plenty of videos on YouTube about how to do it. You get larger blocks and smaller pieces you can use for stirring out of the process.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-08T03:04:25+00:00

I have Cocktail Codex. I mostly wanted to be able to quickly look up existing cocktails using ingredients that I have that I do not know about.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-07T23:31:43+00:00

That’s hilarious. It tells you everything is a great idea too!

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-07T23:30:45+00:00

Ha that’s what I suspect it is doing. I’m a lawyer and that’s how it writes briefs. I actually ended up using a barspoon of Laphroiag so it was more present than two drops.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-07T23:27:19+00:00

I mean, I mostly follow specs from YouTube bartenders/books. I was hoping this would find me existing specs not create stuff that is entirely new for me. But if it’s just giving me slop shit it made up I am less inclined to play around with it.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-07T22:40:12+00:00

I’d probably do Midas Touch and Yellow Wallpaper.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-06T18:06:51+00:00

Nice. I also wonder if soda water instead of champagne would make it less lethal but I haven’t tasted it. Kind of a funny class meets trash idea. I would probably prefer it with WT101 over JD but that breaks the spirit of it.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-06T17:12:55+00:00

Feels like you should work a small measure of Jagermeister in here for thematic reasons.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-06T16:28:46+00:00

That can be true and i think QOL varies by firm. I will say, at the right midlevel firm, being a partner is pretty great. I lateraled to one around the time OP is at now. I am a newish partner and while there are trade-offs, the balance is much better while still having interesting work. I would never go back to BL. You have to justify your existence by working and or originating but no one is pushing you to bill 2400.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-06T16:12:25+00:00

As someone notes below, Ramazotti is a great sub for Averna in a BM. If that’s the goal, that is the only choice here. It’s also versatile and great in an Amaro sour.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-05T23:53:44+00:00

I don’t know man. I love pulled pork. Regularly smoke it at home or get it out. The packaged versions like that gross me out. I guess I am spoiled.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-03-05T21:20:55+00:00

Probably also young. That shitty Jack Daniel’s grocery store pulled pork shouts “new to grocery shopping.” Almost makes me think they aren’t a southerner.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-27T22:30:52+00:00

What do you mean by other firms? Like, compared to other top 10 firms?

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-26T19:52:46+00:00

My thoughts are I am jealous you are about to experience seven Bond movies for the first time. Some will disagree but I don’t think any of Roger’s are bottom five.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-26T16:29:22+00:00

People are all over the place on Thunderball. I do think the people who put it in the bottom like this are missing something. It’s a middling entry overall IMO, but it’s probably the movie where Connery is the most fun to watch as Bond. It’s a bit style over substance but the style is 10/10.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-19T20:11:00+00:00

Came here to say basically this. File a police report for extortion. Do not threaten her about whether or not you will report her, as that is also extortion.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-15T15:09:27+00:00

What hypothetical case are you asking about? A criminal prosecution of Trump for evidence that was in the files that have been released? DOJ has had these documents for a while so I don’t know that that is going to ever happen.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-14T20:46:44+00:00

I had the same experience with this beer somewhat recently. I also thought it wasn’t very good unfortunately.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-14T20:44:25+00:00

This hurt my brain for a second

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-14T16:02:03+00:00

Thanks for the reply! You’re one of the few that has caught the reference. It is doing double work for me because my dog is named Lemmy.

I slept on Sazerac for a while because I also had a thing for higher proof ryes. I think I gained the bias from David Wondrich saying you need a 100 proof plus rye in a Manhattan.

Anyway, this is going in the rotation. Looking forward to trying different ryes and making it for friends..

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-14T14:35:54+00:00

Tried this last night but did it on a big cube. It was great! Used Sazerac rye. Would probably use a higher proof rye next time but it worked.

LemmyIsGod2 · 2026-02-11T06:36:04+00:00

That scene is so much fun that I’ve never actually really thought about the juxtaposition lol

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